All aerospace news – Page 991
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Middle East supplement: local heroes
Recruiting nationals in senior positions, including pilots, is a political imperative for the Gulf's airlines. How are they doing?
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Interview
Interview: Tony Tyler, chief executive, Cathay Pacific Airways
Tony Tyler has had a distinguished career with Cathay Pacific Airways, culminating in him landing the top job in 2007. In this candid and wide-ranging interivew...
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Parked fleet balloons as airlines dump capacity
As passenger demand slumps, airlines are under pressure to reduce capacity and park aircraft in an effort to avert further financial woes. The International...
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NewsSpace tourism: Galactic Gamble - Is the market Virgin's to lose?
Flight testing has begun for spaceline start-up Virgin Galactic's carrier aircraft but after a five-year mission to reach the final frontier, is it all too big a leap?
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Special report: Space Tourism
Flight testing has begun for spaceline start-up Virgin Galactic's carrier aircraft and beckons for its rocket glider payload SpaceShip Two in the second half of this year. But after a five year mission to reach the final frontier, is it all too big a leap for the UK brand?
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American secures financing for majority of new 737s
American Airlines has secured financing to cover the majority of its expected Boeing 737 deliveries. The Oneworld alliance member today took delivery...
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Air freighter fleet forecasted to double through 2028
A doubling of the world's freighter fleet over the next 20 years is being forecasted by the Air Cargo Management Group (ACMG) consultancy even as the industry...
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EXCLUSIVE: NASA's Orion could use European avionics
European avionics technology could be used for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle following an unfunded space act agreement with...
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Inquiry as Ryanair flight lands on taxiway at Cagliari
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry after a Ryanair aircraft touched down on a taxiway while landing at Cagliari today, three days after the airport's...
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Space tourism: The UK's next astronauts
A Briton first went went into orbit under the UK flag in 1991.Virgin's pilot astronauts could be in space by the 20th anniversary
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Space tourism: Fly at your own peril
US spacelaw says spaceflight tourists will go aloft with their eyes wide open to the risks of an all-new technology
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NewsEASA orders emergency gearbox checks after Super Puma crash
European safety authorities have ordered immediate checks on Eurocopter Super Puma gearboxes after initial findings into the fatal North Sea crash on 1 April...
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Atlas Air readies for EFB usage
Atlas Air is preparing for electronic flight bag (EFB) installation on one Boeing 747-400 purpose-built freighter in July, part of an FAA-funded programme...
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NewsCrashed Super Puma's gearbox suffered 'catastrophic' failure: inquiry
Initial investigation has revealed that the Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma helicopter lost in the North Sea on 1 April suffered a catastrophic failure of...
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EASA requires A300, A310 pilot seat deactivation
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is giving operators of Sogerma pilot seat-equipped Airbus A300-600, A300-600ST and A310 aircraft until 9 May to...
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This Week briefings
Dermot Mannion has resigned as chief executive of Aer Lingus, withchairmanColm Barringtonfilling...
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Opinion
Comment: ICAO should set up santions against states that fail to prepare for performance-based navigation
It would be fantastic to wave a magic wand and bring performance-based navigation to the globe in a flash. In this ideal world, all the just-post-war...
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UK funding crisis threatens UAV airspace integration effort
The UK's ASTRAEA unmanned air vehicle airspace integration project is likely to advance into a second phase of activity, despite a decision by one of its...
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Space tourism: Wanted – high net-worth space enthusiasts
Danish-born financier Per Wimmer and US actress Victoria Principal are set for space Wanted: high net-worth space enthusiasts When looking for...